List of Ally Sheedy performances

Ally Sheedy is an American actress. She has worked in the mediums of film, television and theatre.

Sheedy in 2003

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1983 Bad Boys J.C. Walenski [1]
WarGames Jennifer Mack [2]
1984 Oxford Blues Rona [1]
1985 The Breakfast Club Allison Reynolds [3]
Twice in a Lifetime Helen Mackenzie [1]
St. Elmo's Fire Leslie Hunter [4]
1986 Blue City Annie Rayford [5]
Short Circuit Stephanie Speck [6]
1987 Maid to Order Jessie Montgomery [7]
A Day Like Any Other Short film [8]
1988 She's Having a Baby Self Uncredited cameo
1988 Short Circuit 2 Stephanie Speck Uncredited vocal cameo [9]
1989 Heart of Dixie Maggie DeLoach [1]
1990 Betsy's Wedding Connie Hopper
Fear Cayce Bridges [10]
1991 Only the Lonely Theresa Luna [1]
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Pam Block Cameo [11]
1993 The Pickle Molly-Girl/Self [12]
Man's Best Friend Lori Tanner [1]
1995 One Night Stand Mickey Sanderson [1]
1996 Amnesia Martha Keller [13]
1997 Macon County Jail Susan Reed [14]
1998 High Art Lucy Berliner [3]
Myth America Direct-to-video [15]
1999 Sugar Town Liz [16]
The Autumn Heart Deborah [17]
I'll Take You There Bernice [18]
Advice from a Caterpillar Jan [19]
The Definite Maybe[20] Joanne
2002 Just a Dream Maureen Sturbuck [21]
Happy Here and Now Lois [22]
Highball Self [23]
2003 A Good Night to Die Marie [1]
Shelter Island Louise 'Lou' Delamere [24]
2004 Noise Charlotte Bancroft [25]
2005 Shooting Livien Brea Epling [26]
2007 Day Zero Dr. Reynolds [27]
The Junior Defenders Jill Fields Direct-to-video [28]
Steam Laurie [29]
2008 Harold Maureen Clemens [1]
2009 Perestroika Helen
Life During Wartime Helen[30] Jordan
2010 Welcome to the Rileys Harriet [1]
Ten Stories Tall Jackie [31]
2014 Sins of Our Youth Vicki [32]
Fugly! Stoddard [33]
2016 Little Sister Joani Lunsford [34]
X-Men: Apocalypse Scott Summers' teacher Cameo [35]
2023 Chantilly Bridge Elizabeth [36]
2024 Brats Self Documentary [37]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1981 CBS Afternoon Playhouse Cathy Episode: "I Think I'm Having a Baby"
The Best Little Girl in the World 1st Girl Television film [38]
The Violation of Sarah McDavid Tracy Barnes [39]
Homeroom Karen Chase Pilot [40]
The Day the Loving Stopped Debbie Danner Television film [41]
Splendor in the Grass Hazel [42]
1982 Strike Force Delores Episode: "Internal Affairs"
Chicago Story Beth Thompson Episode: "Bright Lights, Big City" [43]
St. Elsewhere Diane Episode: "Samuels and the Kid"
1983 Hill Street Blues Kristen 3 episodes
Deadly Lessons Marita Armstrong Television film [44]
1987 We Are the Children Annie Keats [45]
1990 The Lost Capone Kathleen Hart [46]
1992 Tattle Tale Laura Perot [47]
Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House Episode: "Epicac"
Red Shoe Diaries Karen Episode: "Accidents Happen" (or "The Fling")
1993 Lethal Exposure Chris Cassidy Television film [48]
Chantilly Lace Elizabeth [49]
The Hidden Room Julia Episode: "Hungry Girls"
1994 Ultimate Betrayal Mary Rodgers Television film [50]
Parallel Lives Louise [51]
The Haunting of Seacliff Inn Susan Enright [52]
1995 The Tin Soldier Billy's Mom [53]
1996 The Outer Limits Carter Jones Episode: "I Hear You Calling"
Hijacked: Flight 285 Deni Patton Television film [51]
1997 Country Justice Angie Baker [54]
Buried Alive II Laura Riskin [55]
1998 The Fury Within Joanna Hanlon [56]
1999 Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge Det. Kelly Brooks [57]
2001 Oz Lisa Logan Episode: "Medium Rare"
The Warden Helen Hewitt Television film [58]
Strange Frequency Lee Bonner Episode: "Daydream Believer"
2002 Once and Again Miriam Rose Miller Episode: "Aaron's List of Dreams"
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe Cheryl Crowe Television film [59]
2003 The Dead Zone Kate Moore
Life on the Line Chris McHugh [60]
2006 The Veteran Sara Reid Television film [61]
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shannon Turner Episode: "Leapin' Lizards"[62]
2008–2009 Kyle XY Sarah 4 episodes
2009 Citizen Jane Jane Alexander Television film [63]
2009–2013 Psych Yang 4 episodes
2012 Modern Love Beth Television film
2013 Full Circle Celeste Fontaine 2 episodes
2014 Not with My Daughter Melissa Eco Television film; also titled Client Seduction [51][64]
2015 Motive Stephanie Carson Episode: "Calling the Shots"
2019 SMILF Fiona Episode: "Single Mom in Love Forever" [65]
2022–2023 Single Drunk Female Carol Fink 2 seasons; Main role [66]
2025 Wild Cards Rose Pruett Episode: "Once a Con a Time in the West" [67]

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1999 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig Jane Street Theatre [68][69]

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Role Ref.
1985 "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" John Parr Leslie Hunter [70][71]
1986 "Who's Johnny" El DeBarge Stephanie Speck
1990 "No Way" Valentine Fan [72][73]

Audio drama

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Year Title Role Ref.
2025 Summer Breeze [74]

References

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